EMT-B CHAPTER 13

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WHAT DOES THE BRAINSTEM CONTROL?
- BREATHING
- PULSE
- INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENT
WHAT DOES THE CEREBRUM CONTROL?
- SPEACH
- MOTOR SKILLS
WHAT DOES THE CEREBELLUM CONTROL?
- COORDINATION
- MOVEMENT
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE REASONS WE HAVE A STROKE?
- THROMBUS
- HEMORAGE
WHAT IS THE NUMBER ONE RISK FACTOR FOR HAVING A HEMMORAGE STROKE?
- HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
- HYPERTENSION HTN
WHAT IS AN ISCHEMIC STROKE?

CLOT STOPS BLOOD FROM GETTING TO A PORTION OF THE BRAIN
WHAT DOES TIA STAND FOR?
- TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK
- MINNI-STROKE
WHAT ARE SOME SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF A TIA?
- LEFT HEMISPHERE SIGNS ARE:
- APHASIA-INABILITY TO SPEAK OR UNDERSTAND SPEECH
- RECEPTIVE APHASIA-CAN SPEEK BUT CANT UNDERSTAND SPEECH
- EXPRESSIVE APHASIA-UNDERSTAND BUT NOT SPEEK
RIGHT HEMISPHERE:

DYSARTHRIA-ABLE TO UNDERSTAND SPEECH BUT HARD TO BE UNDERSTOOD
WHAT DOES TIA OR MINI-STROKE MIMIC?

HYPOGLYCEMIA IN THE POSTICAL STATE
WHAT IS A SUBDURAL BLEED?

A BLEED BELOW THE DURAL LINING OF THE BRAIN
WHAT IS AN EPIDURAL BLEED?

A BLEED ABOVE THE DURAL LINING OF THE BRAIN?
WHICH SIDE DO WE TRANSPORT THE PATIENT?

ON THE SIDE THAT IS AFFECTED BY THE STROKE
WHAT IS THE CINCINATTI STROKE SCALE?
- MEASURES THE SEVERITY OF A STROKE
- SLURED SPEECH-CAN THEY SAY THE SKY IS BLUE IN CINCINATTI
- ARM DRIFT-ARMS SHOULD MOVE EQUALLY
- FACIAL DROOP-ABNORMAL SMILE
HOW DO YOU TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A BLEED AND A CLOT?

YOU CANT TELL THE DIFFERENCE
WHAT ARE THE 2 DIFFERENT TYPES OF SEZURES?
- GENERALIZED (GRAND MAL) LASTS 3-5 MINUTES
- UNCONCIOUS AND TWITCHES
ABSCENCE (PETIT MAL)

BRIEF LAPSE OF ATTENTION
WHAT IS STATUS EPILEPTICUS?

A SEIZURE THAT REACCURES EVERY FEW MINUTES
WHAT IS POSTICTAL STATE?
- THE TIME AFTER A SEIZURE THAT MIMICS A STROKE
- BODYS RESETTING TIME
WHAT IS THE TREATMENT FOR SEIZURE PATIENTS?
- VALUME
- OXYGEN
- TURN ON SIDE
- C-SPINE

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EMT-B CHAPTER 13

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2009-10-04T15:28:21Z

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